Martin Fackler

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Martin Fackler

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth wrapped up his first official visit to the Asia on Sunday by offering reassurances to Japan that President Trump wants a stronger military alliance in the region to deter an increasingly assertive China. Following an 85-minute meeting in Tokyo with his Japanese counterpart, Mr. Hegseth said the Trump administration would abide by promises to increase security cooperation with its staunch ally.

3 weeks ago | myheraldreview.com | Martin Fackler |Hisako Ueno

CHINO, Japan — When Iichi Marumo competed in his first international race seven years ago in Moscow, the Japanese speedskater moved down the ice at about the pace of a brisk jog. It took him three times longer to cross the finish line than most of the other skaters that day. It didn’t matter, because Marumo was also three times older. He was 88, and his time was still fast enough to earn him a silver medal in his age category of 85 and older. kAmtG6C D:?46[ 96 92D H@? @?=J 8@=5] }@H hd[ :?

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Martin Fackler |Hisako Ueno

Former president Rodrigo Duterte turned 80 on Friday, March 28, inside the detention facility of the very court he once vowed would never try him — a …

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Martin Fackler |Hisako Ueno

For centuries, residents in central Japan have chronicled a mysterious natural phenomenon in winter. They see its disappearance as a bad omen. For at least six centuries, residents along a lake in the mountains of central Japan have marked the depth of winter by celebrating the return of a natural phenomenon once revered as the trail of a wandering god. It would only appear after days of frigid temperatures had frozen Lake Suwa into a sheet of solid white.

3 weeks ago | estadao.com.br | David Pierson |Martin Fackler |Hisako Ueno

Quando se reuniu com seus homólogos japonês e sul-coreano em Tóquio, no fim de semana passado, o principal diplomata chinês, Wang Yi, disse que a China percebe um “grande potencial” para comércio e estabilidade se os três vizinhos trabalharem juntos. Mencionando o que classificou como uma “sabedoria oriental” em comum, Wang citou um provérbio aparentemente aludindo para os Estados Unidos enquanto um aliado distante e não confiável: “Vizinhos próximos são melhores do que parentes distantes”.